Kamna Gorica (, german: Kamnagoritza) is a former settlement in central

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in the northwest part of the capital

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. It belongs to the

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of the

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. It is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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Geography

Kamna Gorica lies southeast of Šentvid near

Dolnice Dolnice (, german: Deunitze) is a former settlement in central Slovenia in the northwest part of the capital Ljubljana. It belongs to the Dravlje District of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniol ...

on a low terrace below Stone Hill (''Kamna gorica'', elevation ), which is composed of limestone and dolomite and where there is a very old limestone quarry. The soil is partly loamy and partly sandy. The source of Zlatek Creek, which flows toward Podutik and is a tributary of the

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, lies in the village commons.

Name

Kamna Gorica was attested in historical sources as ''Stainpuhel'' in 1427 and ''Camengorici'' in 1498, among other spellings.

History

The smaller eastern part of Kamna Gorica (five houses with 15 people) was annexed by the City of Ljubljana in 1935. The remainder of the village had a population of 80 (in 14 houses) in 1931, and a population of 101 (in 16 houses) in 1961. This was also annexed by Ljubljana in 1974, ending the existence of Kamna Gorica as an independent settlement.

Cultural heritage

The spring that feeds Zlatek Creek, known as Golden Spring (''Zlati studenec'') or Roman Spring (''Rimski vrelec''), was one of the sources for the northwest

Emona Emona (early gkm, Ἤμονα) or Aemona (short for ) was a Roman castrum, located in the area where the navigable Ljubljanica river came closest to Castle Hill,

aqueduct. This area and the course of the former aqueduct has been registered as an archaeological site dating to the Roman era.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 10671

References

External links

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Kamna Gorica on Geopedia
Localities of Ljubljana Dravlje District {{Ljubljana-geo-stub